Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Congo
0.3686 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.3657 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Congo rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0029 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Congo ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ 0.0905 kilograms per international-$ 0.0009 kilograms per international-$ Congo
1960s 0.1264 kilograms per international-$ 0.2373 kilograms per international-$ 0.1109 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.2139 kilograms per international-$ 0.6937 kilograms per international-$ 0.4798 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ 0.8874 kilograms per international-$ 0.7483 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ 0.7454 kilograms per international-$ 0.4755 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.2475 kilograms per international-$ 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ 0.313 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.218 kilograms per international-$ 0.4082 kilograms per international-$ 0.1902 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.3426 kilograms per international-$ 0.3951 kilograms per international-$ 0.0525 kilograms per international-$ Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Congo or Saudi Arabia?
Congo, at 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Congo and Saudi Arabia?
0.0029 kilograms per international-$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Saudi Arabia?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Congo ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).